My loot from H&M!

So.
I went a little crazy in H&M yesterday.
Ok. Maybe 'a little' is an understatement.
I went a LOT crazy.
But things are soooooo cheap there!
I couldn't resist!
And best thing about it all was that I used my own savings.
So I'm guilt free!

All these shopping in preparation for our little family trip to the UK in October.




I got Renee 6 round neck long-sleeved tops and 2 turtleneck long-sleeved ones...




...a pair of dark purple jeans, a grey one and grey sweat pants,




....a Hello Kitty scarf (which I KNEW she would love!), a beanie and 3 pairs of thick wool leggings.




Dylan got this black winter jacket with full wool inner lining for only 1299baht!




....a bright yellow hoodie (I couldn't resist getting him something bright although the husband wasn't very amused by it),




....and 2 pairs of jeans, black and bright blue and a scarf.

Everything cost me less than 8000baht in total.

How NOT to go crazy?

Fried Ikan Kembong

Over the weekend, hubby went to the wet market and came back with 2 pieces of ikan kembong.

I asked him what he wanted me to do with it. He said "Just cook only la".

Right. Ok.

So here's my version of the "Just cook only la" ikan kembong.

Ingredients:

- ikan kembong (I only had 2pcs but u can add more if u want)
- 2 tbsp turmeric powder
- salt
- 1 tsp diced garlic
- 5-6 slices of ginger
- 20-30 petai (or more if u prefer) (halved)
- chili padi (sliced)
- lime

Method:

- wash and clean the fish. Pat dry with paper towel. Marinate with turmeric powder and a dash of salt.




- heat up oil in the pan and fry the fish until both sides are crispy. Remove and set aside.




- using the same pan, throw in the ginger, garlic, petai and chili padi and stir-fry until fragrant and petai is cooked thoroughly.




- pour it on top of the fish, squeeze the lime over it and serve hot.

Super easy, and super yummy.

Mini pork burgers in plum sauce

I miss my oven!

But because we're staying in a small service apartment here in Bangkok, we don't have the luxury of having a big kitchen, therefore no space for an oven.

So. Hubby got me the next best thing! The Happy Call Pan!

I LOVE IT.

I use it to bake, grill, steam, fry, stir-fry, deep-fry AND I even use it to bake cupcakes, cakes and cookies! It's as good as one can get by without an oven.

Since we got it, I've been experimenting with different types of cooking, turning my little family into Guinea pigs haha!

Last night, I made mini pork burgers in plum sauce. It was a hit!

Ingredients:
- 250g minced pork
- 1 cucumber (deseeded and sliced)
- 1 carrot (sliced)
- 1 tspn diced garlic
- 1 tspn Tsiao Hsing wine

Sauce (mix together in a small bowl):
- 3 tbsp sour plum sauce/paste
- 1 tbsp fresh lime juice
- pinch of salt and pepper
- 1 tbsp water

Marinade:
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
- salt & pepper

Method:

1. Marinade the pork and leave in fridge for at least 30 minutes.

2. Using a teaspoon, scoop the pork onto palms and roll it into a ball before gently flattening it into a mini burger shape. Then place it on the pan (do not need to heat up pan). Repeat this with rest of the pork until pan is filled with the mini burgers.




3. Turn the pan to medium heat. Flip the burgers over when one side is done to cook the other side.




4. Once cooked, set aside.

5. Using the same pan, add in the diced garlic and stir-fry until slightly browned. No need to add oil as there will be natural oil from the pork.

6. Add in the cucumbers and carrots, stir-fry for a few minutes and then add in the pork burgers. Stir fry for another minute or so.

7. Add in the sauce mixture, add in the Tsiao Hsing wine, and give it a quick stir and turn off the heat.




8. Serve with warm white rice (my hubby had it with bread too).

The Bittergourd Challenge

I love my greens.
Ever since I was a little girl, mummy always told me that I was more of a herbivore than a carnivore. So throw any type of vegetables at me and I'm a happy girl.
But...don't throw me a bittergourd.
I've tried for years to get acquainted with the taste of it. But cannot la. It's so bitter. How people can eat it I also don't know.
I've tried it in yong tau foo. Blek!
I've tried it stir-fried with chicken. Blek!
I've tried it with soup. Blek!
So 2 weeks ago, a friend of mine challenged me to whip up a simple bittergourd dish, simply fried with diced garlic, shallots and eggs. She gave me a tip - to make it less bitter, soak it in salt for more than half an hour before slicing it up.




So I accepted that challenge.
I even soaked the gourd in salt water for more than an hour. Soak longer means less bitter mah, no meh?
In the end, SK ended up eating the dish more than me. I ate up all the eggs though. It was still too bitter for me. I did manage to force down about 5 slices and then I couldn't go on.
So, I failed the challenge this round.
But, it doesn't mean I've given up though. Was told that I should have sliced the gourd up thinner. The thinner it's sliced, the less bitter.
Ok. Next round, I shall try thinner slices AND I'll soak them in salt for half a day!
I WILL learn to eat them!

Homemade Chicken Nuggets

Easiest recipe ever and absolutely delicious. Very addictive too ;p




Ingredients:

- 2 boneless chicken thigh cut into bite size
- 2 tablespoon soya sauce
- pepper to taste
- 2 tablespoon diced garlic
- 1 egg
- bread crumbs
- cooking oil

Method:

1. Marinate the chicken with soya sauce and pepper. Leave aside for 30 mins.

2. Use a food blender to blend the garlic and bread crumbs until it becomes fine powdered texture.

3. Deep-fry option: Heat oil in wok. Dip chicken in egg and roll in bread crumb & garlic mixture and deep fry till its golden and crispy. Ready to be served.

4. Bake option: Pre-heat oven to 180 degrees. Using a flat baking tray, line it with foil and coat it with a little bit of olive oil to prevent sticking. Dip the chicken pieces into the egg and roll it in the bread crumbs & garlic mixture and place them on the tray. Bake for 30 mins uncovered. Ready to be served.

Mayonnaise Chicken

Ever since moving to Bangkok and having to live without an oven, I seem to be permanently cracking my head open thinking about what new dishes to cook instead of the usual stir-fries and steamed dishes.

Came across a new dish (maybe not so new to you) from a fellow Malaysian friend living in Bkk and decided to whip it up on my own with a self-invented recipe.

Lucky for me, the dish turned out spectacularly well...which is why I dare to share it with you.

Hope you love it too.







Ingredients:

To deep-fry:
- 4 boneless chicken thigh cut into cubes
- 2 tablespoon white soya sauce
- pepper to taste
- 1 egg
- rice flour
- cooking oil

Sauce:
- 4 tablespoon mayonnaise (I use Heinz low-fat ones)
- 1 tablespoon tomato sauce
- 2 tablespoon chili sauce (if u want it spicy)
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice

Method:

1. Marinate the chicken with soya sauce and pepper and leave aside for 30 minutes.

2. Heat oil in deep wok. Dip the chicken cubes in egg and roll in flour and deep-fry till it's nice and golden. Leave aside.

3. In another wok, heat 1 tablespoon oil and add in the sauce mixture and the chicken. Give it a quick stir and make sure chicken is evenly covered with sauce.

4. Ready to be served.

Marinated Baked Pork Chops

This dish is so super delicious and so super easy to make, it's definitely a keeper!

The sauce goes fantastic with rice and/or bread!

Found this recipe online and improvised on it a little and BOOM!, I suddenly have a family favorite!

The hubs loved it so much that he slurped up all the sauce with bread AFTER he had it with rice! Even Renee finished up her whole bowl of rice easily.

This recipe serves 3 but the hubs and I are big eaters, so it could serve 4 as well.

Ingredients:

6 pieces of lean pork chops, trimmed.
2 tablespoon white soya sauce
4 tablespoon vegetable oil
2 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
4 tablespoon brown sugar
4 tablespoon tomato sauce
2 teaspoon lemon juice

Method:

1. Pre-heat oven to 170'C.
2. In a small bowl, mix the soya sauce, vegetable oil, Worcestershire sauce, brown sugar, tomato sauce and lemon juice together until properly blended.
3. Place the pork chops inside a medium sized baking tray and spread half of the sauce over them. Make sure sauce is evenly spread and meat is covered.
4. Bake for 20 minutes, covered.
5. When done, flip the chops over and spread the remaining sauce over them.
6. Bake for 10 minutes, uncovered.
7. Serve with rice and/or bread.

The pork chops can be substituted with chicken as well.

Hope you all love this dish as much as me and mine do!

Do share with me if you think there are ways to improve on this recipe to make it even more va va voom!

Tuna Casserole

Over the pass 2 days, I whipped up pretty tedious dishes for dinner so for tonight, I decided, why not do something simple? Besides, I still had a packet of pasta that was very near expiry and we didn't want that to go to waste now, do we.

So here's the recipe for my homemade Tuna Casserole.

Serves 2 (but my 'serves 2' can really serve 3 or even 4 small eaters).




Ingredients:

2.5 cups elbow pasta / macaroni
1.5 cups shredded cheddar cheese
1 can of tuna (drained)
1 small can of cream of mushroom soup
A handful of crushed potato chips (I used Lay's Classic)

Method:

1. Cook the pasta until al-dante or soft. Drain.
2. Mix in the mushroom soup, tuna and 1 cup of cheese. Mix well.
3. Pre-heat oven to 180'C.
4. Pour the pasta mixture into a 9' x 3' baking tray.
5. Sprinkle the remaining half cup of cheese on top.
6. Lastly, sprinkle on the handful of crushed chips.
7. Bake for 15 - 20 minutes.
8. Done!

Simple. Filling. And takes less than an hour to whip up.

The tuna can also be replaced with chicken or beef or just plain vegetables.

If you're replacing it with chicken, just change the mushroom soup to chicken soup.

And if you're replacing it with beef, just use liquid beef stock instead.

Hope you love this recipe as much as I do!

MyCameraCouture.com

Was looking around for a nice strap for my camera but couldn't find any available here in KL. The one that I found and really liked cost about RM200 plus.

It was different from the usual black straps that comes free with purchases of camera, but not so different that I was willing to part with that kind of money for. And so, I continued my search.

You know how went you visit a site and it comes up with a list of links related to the site you're on? Well, I went onto eBay to see if the strap I liked was selling for cheaper but it was still the same price, and underneath it there was a whole list of related links and one of them was MyCameraCouture.com. 

It's a website selling only camera straps, all personally designed and custom-made by the owner of the site itself. 

And I found soooooo many that I liked!

The designs were soooooo much nicer.

AND the prices were also sooooo much cheaper!

So I bought myself 2 straps.

As a delivery present to myself.

I calculated the dates, and knew that I would be receiving it a few days after I gave birth.

Perfect!

And true enough, about a week after Dylan and I were discharged from the hospital, I received a parcel in the mail. It was from Canada.

My camera is totally rocking it's new look.

And I'm totally loving my cam's new look.

Oh.

And both straps PLUS shipping cost me only RM180 plus.

Prawns in Chinese Rice Wine

Had a few friends asking me how to make this dish since I tweeted about it.

It's actually very simple and I got this recipe from my late yeh-yeh.

It was his favorite dish to cook and each time we went back for family dinners, this dish will definitely be there. 

So here's the recipe.

Ingredients:

• About 20pcs of big prawns (cleaned and heads removed but still shelled)
• 2 cloves garlic - diced
• 3 tablespoons white soya sauce
• 1 table spoon Chinese Rice Wine
• 1 teaspoon brown sugar
• 2 tablespoon cooking oil

Method:

1. In a small bowl, mix the white soya sauce, Chinese Rice Wine and sugar together.
2. Heat up the wok with the cooking oil.
3. When wok is hot enough, stir fry the garlic until golden brown. Add in the prawns and stir fry till prawns are cooked.
4. Turn to slow fire and pour in the mixture of soya sauce, rice wine and sugar. Slowly stir fry for another 5 - 10 minutes.
5. Serve hot.

See. Easy peasy!
And taste good.
Well, I like it anyways.
Hope you do too!

A Lazy Sunday

After an eventful Saturday yesterday - eventful meaning me busy checking my Twitter and Facebook updates on the Bersih rally going on in town and surfing news channel to see if there were any coverage on electronic media as well, followed by a rushed Pasar Malam visit to tapow my favorite snacks and food and then another rushed dinner where Renee fell asleep halfway through with a mouthful of noodles, and then followed by a rushed grocery trip to Tesco *phew*, we decided to take it easy today and not do anything.

Well, not literally do nothing.

The hubby and daughter are outside right now, washing the cars while I'm inside attempting to copy the Rio movie and a few other videos onto my MacBook so that I can later sync it to my iPad. This is, of course, all for hoping that these movies and videos can keep Renee occupied during our long drive to the East Coast next week. 

I'm hoping I don't screw anything up on my laptop and ipad as well as the DVDs while attempting to do this 'copying'. It's my first time and I'm an IT idiot.

Anyways, while waiting for the files to copy, I've posted some pictures of dishes that I cooked over the pass month. 

We actually tried catered food for about a month, paying RM200 per month for 2 meat dishes, 1 vege dish a soup but after 2 weeks of eating it, we got bored. Same taste, same style of cooking....eeks. So we cancelled it and I had no choice but to start cooking at least twice a week because eating out is oh-so-expensive!

 'Black rice' - a mixture of vege, meat, rice and black sauce all cooked together

 Sour & spicy chicken gizzard with cucumber

 Baked marmite pork ribs

Home-made wantan noodles with stewed chicken feet and vege

Nothing spectacular la, I know, but coming from someone who couldn't even boil rice not too long ago, I take this as a vast improvement in my culinary skills.

I've even made chicken rice a few times and will be attempting to make my own Nasi Lemak this coming week. Hope it turns out yummy.

I never really know if the food I cook is yummy or not because hubby says everything is delicious. He has to. He don't have a choice. Else I mengamuk and stop cooking and we have to eat out every night....which is really fine by me. But not to him. So he'll have to continue loving the food I cook and I'll never find out if its really that yummy unless I have a party come over.

Maybe soon?

June '11

With this blog post, I hope that I can actively start blogging again - at least one post a week, if not one in two weeks?

Life has certainly been very busy for me, even with Renee spending most of the hours a day in daycare, I would have thought I would be able to have much more free time, but I guess I was wrong.

The more time you have on your hands, the more things you'll find that you have to do. Apart from trying to maintain a company, handle freelance writing jobs, keep the house clean and finding time for my own social life, I now also have to deal with the occasional morning sickness, nausea, body aches, hunger pangs - the oh so normal symptoms of a pregnant woman.

Yes, as of this week in July, I am already 19 weeks pregnant. But we're talking about the month of June here so let's move on.

Was almost 4 months pregnant in this pic

First week of June, I turned 31.

Godma threw a BBQ dinner for me and my cousin Chris (who's birthday was a day before mine) at her place and all I had to do was show up. Birthdays these days are not like how I used to have it anymore....unless I am willing to leave Renee with someone and go out and party. But I'm not. I'd rather stay home and have a boring birthday.

Towards the end of June, the three of us, hubby, Renee and I, decided to take a day trip down to Melaka because I was craving for their Sate Celup.

But instead of a 'day trip', we ended up arriving in Melaka only at 5pm!

Ya, blame it on the pregnant woman who didn't want to wake up earlier.

First pit stop was at the Melaka Zoo for Renee!

Seen here taken with the Mandrills

Renee had a blast!

She kept going on and on about wanting to see the monkeys, and the elephants, and the giraffes. Well, life was easy for her since she was carried most of the time where else I ALMOST FAINTED from the heat, the uphill-downhill walk and having to keep up an active conversation with her at the same time!

BUT I MADE IT!!!!!

And so, to reward myself....I had an eating spree!

First meal for the night was this!

Jonker Walk

Nasi Lemak. Assam Laksa. Nyonya Laksa. And Mango Cendol!

The Nasi Lemak was SK's. The rest was MINE!!! Hahahahaha!

So yummy!

After putting some food in my tummy, I wasn't so cranky anymore so we took a walk around Jonker Walk, bought snacks here and there to munch on, bought more knick-knacks for Renee to play with, bought some Angry Bird t-shirts for Renee and Zach and my Godson, Roy. Unfortunately, the shirt I bought for Zach was too small and the one I got for Roy was too big. But oh well, he can grow into it. And it was also because of this shirt that Roy called me 'Godma' for the first time!!!!

Not once but many many many times!!!

After Jonker Walk, we took a drive down to the Portugese Settlement for the St. Pedro Festival.

They had live performances going on on stage and the dancers were cheering on for people to join them and the music was soooooo loud the base was practically shaking my body up and down and I think the baby inside my tummy was dancing to it as well.

We stopped for our second meal of Portuguese Grilled Fish.

Actually, SK was't hungry but I really wanted to eat so he had no choice but to eat it with me, else I would not have been able to finish such a huge piece of fish. But then again, even with both of us eating, we still had to tapow half the fish home...so I had it for dinner the next day. Hahaha!

Right after that, we went for our Sate Celup.

The restaurant that we wanted to go to had a queue so freaking long that if we waited, we wouldn't be able to eat till the next morning, so we opted for the next best one...

Didn't satisfy my sate celup cravings though....but better than nothing. Gonna take another drive down one of these days to have the sate celup that I want.

Good Ol' Happy Days

A few weekends ago, we decided to go try something new for dinner.

We ended up in The Good Ol' Happy Days Bistro & Cafe in Taipan, Subang.

From outside it looks really nice....like it came right out of 1970s movie.

Well, it's suppose to look like it came right out of a 1970s TV sitcom anyways....called "Happy Days"!

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They had the whole look....

Black and white checkered floor tiles, vinyl red plastic seats, a jukebox belting out old songs, pictures and memorabilia from that era decorating the walls and even their menu carried names of old-time singers eg. Jambalaya Hank William's Mushroom Soup, Nat King Cole Double Barrel Lamb Rack, James Brown Texan Ribeye....you get the gist.

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They definitely got the whole American diner atmosphere going on and I felt myself singing One o'clock, two o'clock, three o'clock ROCK!...

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The only thing missing were waitress on rollerskates!

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There was a HUGE mannequin of Fonzy, the main character of Happy Days, near where they sat us and when my little 2 year old coward saw it, she started crying and clinging on to me for dear life. So we had to shift tables.

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Honestly, it was quite scary looking la and if I were a kid, I'd cry too.

But I took a picture of Fonzy and whenever Renee gets naughty at home, I will show her the picture and say "Behave yourself or Big Man will come catch you!".

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So far, it works like a charm.

I just hope Renee doesn't get too smart too soon to realize that there is no such thing as Big Man.

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Anyways, I don't know if it's because we went at the wrong time or it was just our luck but most of the food that we wanted to order was either "Finished" or "Out of Stock".

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So we ended up with not much of a choice and had to order whatever that was available. Maybe that kind of ruined our whole mood and we weren't feeling quite so 'happy' anymore.

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I can't even remember what I ordered.

SK had the lamb rack which wasn't really good (cos according to the waitress, it was the last one), I had some steak burger or something and Renee had Fish N Chips.

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Nothing worth shouting about.

And let's just put it this way. It cost about Fridays/Chilis price but the portion that comes is like a kid's meal size. Yah. Imagine how tiny Renee's kid's meal was when our adult's portion was so small already.

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In my opinion, the food is not worth the money.

But if you want to go for beers with friends and sit around listening to music from an era long ago but not forgotten, then it is a nice place to go to.

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Well, I would go back for drinks anyways....not for the food.

The place makes me feel that much closer to Elvis.

<3

My style

A couple of friends have been asking me what I wear and how I accessorize myself when I go out with my 19 month old daughter, because they just can't seem to match comfort + fashion when they want to go out with their kids.

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So I've decided to start posting down what I wear when I go out so that they (and all other mothers out there who wants to know) can have an idea about how I match comfort + fashion for myself.

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Of course, I'm not the most fashionable mother around and I'm sure there are many others out there who has their own personal style and still look absolutely fabulous. But since I've been asked, I'm proud to share a little bit of my own fashion.

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Simple lunch with Kathryne and Sam @ Delicious, 1U

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Me

top: cats whiskers

harem pants: random thai fair

bangles: diva

watch: nooka

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Renee

top: mothercare

jeans: old navy

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I swear, harem pants are THE MOST comfortable thing ever created!

They're tapered at the ankles so there's no trouble with stepping on the edge of the pants or having to fold it up when stepping into a wet public toilet. And the best thing is, they're so baggy it feels like you're wearing your pyjamas out.

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I matched this outfit with a pair of beige wedges.

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They were only RM25, which to me is DIRT cheap.

Am so glad I bought 2!

Cheesecake-in-a-Cup

On Monday, I invited my family over for dinner.

I made a feast of steamed ginger chicken, baked dori in butter and lemon sauce, sambal tumis sotong, vegetables and lotus roots soup.

On top of that, I attempted at making dessert.

Cheesecake-in-a-Cup.

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Sounded easy enough.

And it surely wouldn't be much of a mess.

Or so I thought.

Because 5 minutes into making it, THIS happened :

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And this is just 30% of the whole mess.

For me to be able to take a picture of the WHOLE mess, I needed a wide-angle lens, and I didn't have one.

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My whole kitchen was covered in cream cheese and yes, literally my WHOLE kitchen.

The walls.

The ceiling.

The floor.

The window grills.

The back door.

The appliances (as you can see from the picture above).

The stove.

And.

All.

Over.

My.

Maid!

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Me?

Hah!

I had an apron on.

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But the mess was not in vain.

Whatever that was left in my mixing bowl was still enough.

And I'm proud to say that my attempt at making dessert was not only successful but it was DELICIOUS as well!

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So here's my recipe (just try not to make a mess like I did ESPECIALLY if you don't have a house-help to help clean it up).

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CHEESECAKE-IN-A-CUP

(recipe serves 4 - 6 pax)

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Ingredients

250g cream cheese

250ml plain natural yogurt

2 tablespoons sugar

2 teaspoons lemon juice

1 teaspoon grated lemon rind

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Fruit Layer

1 cup finely diced fruits (you can use strawberries/kiwi/bananas/grapes)

2 tablespoons sugar

2 teaspoons lemon juice

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6 - 8 pcs digestive biscuits (broken into small pieces)

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Method

1. Place cream cheese, yogurt, sugar, lemon juice and grated lemon rind in a mixing bowl and using a balloon whisk, beat until smooth.

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2. Chill for 10 minutes while you prepare the fruit layer.

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3. Combine diced fruits (please stick to one type of fruit), sugar and lemon juice. Mix it up then set aside for 5 minutes to let fruit soften slightly and exude its juice.

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4. Divide broken digestive biscuits into 6 small glasses. Spoon a layer of cream cheese mixture over the biscuit, followed by a layer of fruits mixture. Top with another layer of cream cheese mixture. Then garnish with a slice of fresh fruit.

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5. Serve immediately or cling-wrap and chill until ready to serve.

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I hope you have as much fun making this as I did!

Baked Dory Fish in Butter & Lemon Sauce

That was what I made for dinner tonight.

And it was such a success that it was half gone before I could even take a picture of it.

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But then again, better to have it eaten than not at all.

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Here's the recipe.

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Ingredients

- 2 dory fillets

- 2 large onions thinly sliced (for onions lovers. If you're not one, then 1 onion would be sufficient)

- 1/2 lemon

- 2 big tablespoons of butter

- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce

- 1 clove garlic diced

- 1/2 teaspoon salt

- 1 tablespoon of dried basil

- a pinch of white pepper

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Method

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1. Heat the oven to 180'C

2. Grease the base of baking dish with some butter

3. Cover the base with the onion slices and place fish fillet on top

4. Melt the remaining butter in a saucepan with the lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, garlic, salt and basil. Do NOT bring to boil

5. Pour the sauce mixture over the fish and sprinkle some white pepper on it

6. Place in oven and cook for about 15 - 20 minutes

7. Scoop out fish on another plate and pour remains of sauce over it

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Next time, instead of putting it in the oven to bake, I'm gonna try grilling it. And a tip for all butter lovers, putting in more than 2 spoonfuls of butter is a MUST try.

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Hope you enjoy the recipe as much as I did!

Someone flirted with me

Went to upgrade the software on my Maxis Broadband yesterday in Pyramid and the guy that serviced me FLIRTED with me!

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Since I've given birth to Renee, I haven't gone anywhere without her so naturally, people knew that I was married and that I was already a mum.

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But last night, hubby was at Fridays with Renee and so, I was alone when I walked into the Maxis shop.

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The guy was already smiling at me even before I got to his counter but he was polite enough to proceed according to procedure, asking me the right questions until he got to the part about payment method.

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"Oh, no worries about that, it's autodebit from my husband's credit card"

"You're married???!!!" he stares at me with shock, hands in sudden pause motion above his keypad.

"Erm...yes, I am. Is that a problem?"

"You don't look married. Are you sure you're married?"

"Yes, I'm very sure. I even have a daughter"

"How OLD are you? You look so young!"

"Old enough to be your mother"

"But you MUST be only 24??!!!"

"Well, no, I'm actually 30"

"Aiseh, then no chance dy lah...."

"Excuse me???"

There was a pause. Then...

"...aiyah, nevermind la, I still give you my number. Any problems, you can call me personally"

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Bought this from Diva and am totally in love with it.

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It can be used as a bracelet...

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...and anklet....

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...and even a necklace!

LOVE LOVE!

And the best thing, it's so soft that I can wear it and STILL carry Renee without feeling uncomfortable or anything.

Fashion on you, Fashion on me

A whole load of 'paid-for' merchandise came in the post for me yesterday and I was so excited! I've been waiting like forever for package number 1 to arrive and about a week for package number 2 and they both arrived on the same day so it was like a double-happy-clappy day for me.

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Package No. 1

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My Dell Inspiron Mini 10v in Passion Purple!

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It's a super sleek 10 inch netbook and it's so small that I can practically pop it into my handbag and carry it around with me everywhere I go.

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Of course, I'll be totally unsociable and a bore to hang out with now that I don't need you to entertain me anymore. I've got a new Mini to entertain myself with! (Okay, that sounded wrong).

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I chose a cool purple color but decided that I didn't like all my finger prints being plastered all over it, so......

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.....I 'zing-ed' it!

Doesn't it look absolutely cool now?!

Love!

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Package No. 2

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My purchase from BaciBoutique.

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One pair of skinny, super skinny, ripped jeans....in white.

And I'm totally in love with it because...I don't know....I just love it! It fits me just nice, like a second skin and I absolutely love the ripped out parts because it gives such a rough edge to the whole look.

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I also bought the retro looking tank/dress top because it was so RETRO!

And since mummy bought me like so many colorful leggings from London, I needed more long tops to go with them and this was just right. Love the whole black and white theme going on.

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It's a bit lose for me though, so I'd need to either wear a tube top inside, or a funkier bra. Whichever. Hahaha! I don't care. I love it still.

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By the way, can anyone spot my daughter in the two pictures above?

*Hint* She was digging through my drawer of undergarments.

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Hung out at Pearly's last Friday and she made these DEEEEEELICIOUS cuppacakes for me. Absolutely yummy, not too sweet and the texture was just perfect.

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So, anyone interested, do let me know and I'll pass on the good news to her.

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And yes, Pearly, am doing free advertising for you *winks*